IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month Thelma Garcia Buchholdt was born in the northern Philippines in 1934. After graduating high school, Buchholdt moved to the U.S. and attended Mount Saint Mary’s University and University of Nevada Las Vegas. In 1965 … Continue reading Thelma Garcia Buchholdt (1934-2007)
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IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Yuji Ichioka was born in San Francisco in 1936. During World War II, Ichioka and his family were incarcerated in a Japanese internment camp. After the war ended, Ichioka attended the University of California, … Continue reading Yuji Ichioka (1936-2002) →

IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Gobind Behari Lal was born in Delhi, India, in 1889. After relocating to California in 1912, Lal earned a journalism degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he developed a passion for science … Continue reading Gobind Behari Lal (1889–1982) →

A research analysis of how employees and companies are discussing mental health on Twitter and recommendations for how organizations can address it Download Full Report (PDF): The Business Case for Focusing on Employee Mental Health Cision and the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) explored the conversation surrounding employee mental health including topics such as burnout, … Continue reading The Business Case for Focusing on Employee Mental Health →

IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Patsy Mink was born in Paia, Hawaii, in 1925 to a Sansei Japanese-American family. She grew up in a working-class community. After graduating high school as valedictorian in 1944 and doing a year at … Continue reading Patsy Mink (1927-2002) →

IPR is featuring some of the many AAPI pioneers who impacted the field of public relations in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Mabel Lee was born outside of Hong Kong, in 1896. She was raised by her mother and grandmother while her father moved to the U.S. to serve as a missionary. Mabel Lee and her family … Continue reading Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (1896-1966) →

IPR is featuring some of the many female pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Women’s History Month. Born in South Carolina in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune grew up post-Civil War with parents who were formerly enslaved. She went to school at Dwight Moody’s Institute for Home and … Continue reading Pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) →

Gainesville, Fla. – The Institute for Public Relations is thrilled to announce four new Trustees to the Board: Virginia Devlin Current Global Chief Executive Officer Virginia Devlin is Chief Executive Officer of Current Global, a midsized communications agency that is part of the Interpublic Group (IPG). Current is focused on influencing behavior where real life … Continue reading IPR Welcomes Four New Trustees →
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IPR is featuring some of the many Black pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Black History Month. Barbara Gardner Proctor was born on Nov. 30, 1932, in Black Mountain, N.C. She grew up in an impoverished neighborhood there without electricity or running water. After graduating in … Continue reading Barbara Gardner Proctor (1932-2018) →

IPR is featuring some of the many female pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Women’s History Month. Born in 1914 in Huttig, Arkansas, Daisy Bates endured many hardships in early childhood but would grow up to become an outspoken pioneer in the American civil rights movement. … Continue reading Pioneer Daisy Bates (1914-1999) →

IPR is featuring some of the many female pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Women’s History Month. Wangari Muta Maathai, Ph.D., was born in Nyeri, Kenya in 1940. In 1964, she obtained a degree in Biological Sciences from Mount St. Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, a Master … Continue reading Pioneer Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) →

IPR is featuring some of the many Black pioneers who have had an impact on the field of public relations in celebration of Black History Month. D. Parke Gibson was born in 1930 in Seattle, Washington. Gibson graduated from City College and also received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from King Memorial … Continue reading Pioneer Parke Gibson (1930-1979) →

New York, NY – The Institute for Public Relations Board of Trustees is thrilled to announce the election of Yanique Woodall, VP of Communications and Customer Experience at CVS Health, as the 2023 IPR Chair. MSL U.S. CEO Diana Littman has been elected Vice Chair, and Brett Ludwig, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs … Continue reading IPR Announces 2023 Leadership Slate →

Thank you for your continued support in 2022! We could not have accomplished all of these amazing initiatives without you. Here is to another year full of insightful research, engaging programs, impactful leadership, and more! Download PDF: 2022 IPR Year in review Previous Next